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[quote=Anonymous]Absolutely do not expect that the school/principal/AART/teacher care one iota about your child going to AAP!  In fact, it has been my experience that they actively discourage parents from applying and kids from going.  They talk about how it will "break their spirit" and maybe your kid doesn't "have the executive functioning" skills needed.

Guess what -- if your kid is qualified then s/he will get in.  My kid was in despite hearing teachers say "I never would have guessed that his scores would be high."  "I never saw anything like (high scores) in class."  Kid gets in and the AAP teacher says "I'm not saying this about every kid in my class, but your kid absolutely needs to be in AAP."

My first child -- I didn't know better.  She was right on the cusp.  I didn't push it b/c I figured if she belonged in AAP her scores would have been enough.  Mistake!  I should have referred her.  I even reached out to the AART to ask what she thought and what kind of services my kid on the cusp would get at the reg. school.  All I got was a non-answer.

You have to advocate for your own kid.  If your kid's scores are lower (i.e. 110-120), well, don't expect your kid to be in AAP.  But, if your kid is in the 120s, you are in a reasonable position to advocate for AAP.  [/quote]

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